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The Carlsbad 12U Gold team, after winning both games Friday, came within an out of staying in the winner's bracket and advancing to the Quarterfinals of the ASA SoCal State Tournament. 

In the 1PM game, with temperatures were in the '90s, the Golden Girls dropped a controversial and emotionally charged game to a team from Claremont (Los Angeles).  Jumping out to a 6-0 lead by the second inning it appeared to be smooth sailing.  The Carlsbad girls were hitting lights out with hits by Torrey Read, Caroline Goodger, Adriana Hueter and Amanda Bojorquez. Things were looking good until the momentum suddenly shifted and Claremont was able to scratch out a few runs in each of the next 3 innings to tie the score and send the game into international tie-breaker.  C-bad added 3 runs in the first IT inning but Claremont responded by scoring 3 of their own in the bottom half despite the fact that Carlsbad was within one out of winning the game on several occasions.  Carlsbad went up by two in the next IT inning but Claremont responded by scoring 3 for the win in the bottom half.  It was very close, tension packed game that dropped our girls to the losers bracket. 

After packing up our gear and heading to a different park, the Golden Girls took on a HUGE team from Imperial Beach at 5:30 PM.  This team had 5-6 girls that were bigger than Barry Bonds, but it turned out that the C-bad girls had the big bats.  The first inning started with back-to-back homers from Sami Keville (a two-run blast) and Jill Johnson who also sent one sailing over the left fielder's head.  The power surge continued the next inning when Emma Schneider sent a bomb into the left center gap for a 3-run homer.  There was also great hitting from Tori Nirschl and Jacque Batchelder.  Shelley Procter came on to shut the IB "Giants" down to seal a 14-6 victory and keep the dream alive.

Unfortunately, our next game (at 9:15 PM!) came against a very disciplined and tough team from West Valley (LA) and our Girls just ran out of gas.  It had been a long day and we were officially eliminated from the State Tournament at 10:45 PM.

Congratulations to all the 12U Gold players, parents, fans, and especially coaches Buzz Keville, Joe Procter, Peter Huetter and Tom Krol.  It was a fantastic experience and CSA is very proud of the accomplishments of this team.